Toy savings bank



Dec. 11 1923.

1,476,735 G. s'rocKEL.

'ITOY 'SAVINGS BANK Filed Feb. 4. 1922 W banks which maybe'distributed-by banking institutions asan inducementto save money,

' Y count atisuch banking institution.

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Patented@ negri, reza evnrneitny s'rooxnrg, or cHrcAGo, .Innrnors-'essrdnon gro Innh H. Minnen, or Cir-rondo,

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f Appncatnm fired February 4,1922. sanguine. 534,04s; f jj ToaZZwho/:nit may/concern.' Be it known thatL-Gnnrrenn Sroonnr., aE citizenof the United States, and a resident of Chicago, in the countyfof ,Cookand-fSt'ate l V15- o`llinois,have inventedifcertain new and usefulAImprovements in Toy Savings Banks, of which the .ollowingis aspecilcation.- Y

This invention vrelates to improvements in 'toy' savings banks, andmoreparticularly to f:

and vto deposit the savingsgina savings'ac- The object of thisinventionistop'rovide a novel savings bankfor coin receptacle, which, by its.form and appearance, will ap-v peal .particularly to younger persons,and therefore sustain their interest in "its, purpose. `lt is conceivedthatfinaking the re-f V20 ceptacle spherical in shape, and'having the I5Y Flgure l is a viewiin'ielevation. off the bank, V'showing-the coinvreceiving slot, and

showing-f its relation tothe equator*orpart' img line of the twohemispheres' -rnaking` .i1pY:

'thebank, v Figure Q isanother' view of the-bank .talr--. :ensubstantially at 4right Vangles tothe posi tion shownl in Figure l,Y andfurther Vshow-) Vingthe lower hemisphere in elevation, y A bigure 31sVag'pe'rspective view showing the linternal construction; ofthe upperhe1n- Figureli is a perspective-view of the lower hemisphere, showingthe .interior thereof,

' Figure 15 is a cross-sectional view1othe- 1 Sphere taken thruv-itsaxis, as indicated'by:

Figure V6 is anenIarged-detailejd viewfin Figure is 'a perspectiveviewof f able key; to 'be' used unlocking; the recepta-l Y circularplate.which isappledl to:l their'lower'ly j 'i I hemisphereand over the.adjacent end-ofv thezinterna'ljaxialpost', and@ l' cle. 6e

Y' V As-alconstruction,iandiashere inbefore suggested, the'bankembodying the v invention comprises-a hollow spherical b ody'ff -madeupottwoa Semi-spherical. sections :or

hemispheres, I which l'rna'y .be; .conveniently 6 1" termed. an"vupperhemisphere` :1, andi-a lower hernisphere'itThese-hernispheres`have Y abutting 'engagementV rat-f theilredges 'whichi orin:anannularparting line, or an equator lower hemisphere 2,; is reinforcedby 'a me"- .tallic'ring orband ihavingan annular'flangel nwhich projectsslightly beyond lthey yedge Of the hemisphere' I gether, they'fo'rrn lafperfect sphere f ade?V quatelyl reinforcedV abeut`l its-equator bylatter:formingwith the edgeothe lowero A hemisphere, ashoulderj'orseat'forfthe cor- 'fre'spondi'nggedgeof theupper hemisphere 1; l Extending Sat,right I angles to? the; plane iofv theequatorjf and in jali'gmnetwiththef'v axisgpa'ssingfthru the poles, -isapostc0nV 85"Av sisting ofztwo,sections .15'fand;6,likewise Y i parted:V substantiallyinxfthelplanezeoffthe j ."tofits Arespective vhernispherewlV y@and12g-Tha t i Y Section5; oftheipostj"connectedi withjthef ijf-'upperhemispherejl isfhollow oritubular.sub-V stantiallythroughoutfitslength, theref'being' Y 'orined acomparatively, largebre'QTeXQ- 1 I ytending from its outer lend' to within-` agshort'distanceo its'finner'j end-,1: and aV compara- 95? tively small bore5?,extending'throughout the reinaining'portion. As clearly shown: in

Figurelthe bores 5fL and. 5P are adaptedto receive fa small'screw orscrewj'threaded stud .Y 'i

7,"the 'shank or `threaded portion thereof'ezr 100V tendrng'throughand-'beyond the inner end o-filthe'posti' vsection"v 45, 'and having:screw? threaded engagement ,with 'fthe'ftapped 'socket 1 6 i11V the end'ofgtliepost'- section: gffllhe lstud' Y 7 is provided'with afley':receiving shankfa, Q10-5f 'lwhichis:preferably,triangiilar'incrossesec-.1V :i i *tion, ase-clearlygshown inFigurer-Inter-g i .Figure7 is apei'spe ctir{e view rqf thesrnallrgj'mediate the threaded keyreceiving shank` 15 i i i' When thesefhemispheres arefplacedxtoe fiotially-,the same-diameter asi-theglarger bore 5?, and adaptedv to limitthe'fendwse'inlove.-v

ment of the stud Withinth'e-1post Section 5., andto bear against-theshoulder vforrned at lowrend ff-"thev larger'lbore 5a,`thereby eectingthe drawing togetherof the 'post Y Vsections when the stud isrotatedwltie alsof.'- to be observed that the key :receiving nonA tion"7 of the studiis-locatednear Vthe 4lower Vend of the large'bore 5, and adistance in-Y' fwardlyromrthe 'surface oy 'theif'SphereV To 'reach the'stud A for 'l the purpose,:otf'renioving Same' having Va.shankofsuitahleilength,I and 'endthereof adapted .to engage the corre'-flhe 'ends ofthe" poStjfeectione'V arefixed to the 'iheinispheres n-*anysuitable hunner, the 1 flnsh twithftheenrace of VtheY sphere; whereasrkthe outer end "of fthe poletf is treated `in Ya Y e f f somewhatdifferent 'ivrna'nnerrAl the 'end-'r being" Y :25 .Yp'rov'ided with a"reduced loojrtion which.; lits j anjopening formediinfthejlower"hemisphere,

fand Secured'. inv` position' loy'npsetting'v the Vre'.- N

' .-afdnce'dl end ni thepost; ijF-urthermoreg-'ananjl g Y 'Y 'ManifestlytheV guard member sprngsiback y10 tis provided withioppoeitelyfdi'spoeed e Astamped T-tlle fname. o1'l the vrharilringinstitur'otatifon of ther heniiepherelsi-abont theil tending fromtheupper' end ofthefpost V5 i ing justY short oi thelower;extfrengitythere-v a slot l5 adapted! to register with, thoughV,in alignment with thev slot .11, and te'rinnat-V I f VV'imSlightlyolset lengthwise of, the coin recev Y ing Yslot 11. The'g'uardstrpS secured withV inthe npperflhelnisphere and' adjacent the rofl 'thepost Section f 5, l'anelxffsecuredgaagainetthe l inner; surface; vo1Athe wall of lthelherrn-1Y vs'phere.' 1 TheV function of the g'fuardi'svtol 75 kpole thereofinany suitablemanner,V such Y as rivetingor'solderi-ngfalthonghginligf. n1-e5 tgS shown; as Snrnoundinggandfitting ,Y Y Within a shoulder; fornied'fat the upper fend c`Vpreventcoins yffromescapng' through? the re- Vceivlilg slotll-aftertheyllhae'heen inserted in the' bank', bntl attheeanegtimerit:does'notprey'ent fotherf. Colne rom passing .th1ough{`the .Slot 4,f -into fthe' bank. lnx-inserting :the Vzcoin through theAslot glit engages' fthe vlo-Wer extremity-V o' the Slot '15; 'thegnard',V and; the upperedge 'of/the slo't 1l, lthereby spring-V iing theAguard member"inwardlyY nntilitheif coin is completely Vvlree; and then`dropsl into the receptacle fthronglr tlie; nneislot .15.

into 1position', thereby preventingA the escapeV of'coins lfromthe-interior i.

The ytwov ,hemispheres Whichl ormifjfthe' 'i spherical `vreceptacle arev1oreleralo-ly1;made"of"V Y thin" Ihetal,V and *in .order'vttoniakefthejre- `cejptacle'morev attractive,` it isfpre'ferably y coated-Withl`enamel'to represent thecolorwof Vanfordinaryfhaeeball, andnrarkingseuchasY i y. I16 (Figures yl andf2),jzareYreproducedfonthe surfaceVtofrepresent-lle" stitching 'oglfaV Ybase;`

Yfunction ofthe device herein"illnstifatedl Claimvae-inyiinventionzf -flos l Areceptacler` comprising.' i' A i i sectlonsf adapted tok "-b'e joined.ltogifztherftojk Y jfform a sphere,'andi1neans yfor locking-saidSections vtogether comprising anllinternalul; 'v

p'o'stextending axiallyibetweenthe'poleS of the'Y center' of the sphererand! aecrevvetnd,

-,"said"sphere,"and=consisting'gflsectfionsinVY c. V :falmttin-g.1contact parted-adj acentfthafcenter thereof, and a'jl'ockingrl'e'ni-heiconnecitingvr the `alontting 'ends "ofSaidfpostffsectifo'nerand Y "operatelclbyf a key :ineertable throngha fig bore-l, [if extending axially fromthe'outer endfoone i@ ifi sections,operated Vby a key insertable' through a bore extending axially from theouter end of one of said post sectlons.

3. A 'receptacle comprising semi-sphericalV n sections adapted to bejoined together to form a sphere, vmeans for reinforcing said sphereaxially and ciroumferentially, comprising post sections anchored to saidsemispherical sections andl extending axially between the' poles 'andlhaving abutting contact at the center thereof, and a ringvextending-around the edge of one semispherical section and forming aseat forthe edge of the other section, and a locking member connectingthe abutting Vends of said posts and operated by a key insertablethrough a Y bore extending axially from the endof one of said postsections. Y,

4:. A receptacle in the -o-rm ofjfa sphere comprising semi-sphericalportions, an internal ring surroundingthe edge of one ofv said portions,and forming therewith a f shoulder for the ledge of the other portion,va

post'extending axially of vsaid sphere', and divided into sectionshaving abutting Yengagement at thecenter of the sphere, anda screwstudconnecting said post sectionsvat their abutting ends, and operated by akey insertable through a bore formed in one of .said post sections.

5. A receptacleof spherical conformation comprising semi-sphericalsections `meeting at the equator with edgesin abutting engagement, aring of L-lsection surrounding the internal edge of one section andhaving a flange bearing flatfwise laround the mar` ginal portion thereofandforming a project-v ing shoulder telescopingwith the Vmarginal jportion vof theother 02E-said sections, f an' internally projecting glugonY said 'last mentioned section engaging a notchin said ring forlockingsaidsections againstrela- 'tive axial rotation. n y Y 6. ,Areceptacle of spherical form comprisingv semi-spherical portions joinedAto-Y gether 'at the equator with edges in abutting engagement, acircumferential reinforcing ring around the inner edge of one of saidportions, and comprising a-lange .providing a seat for the edge of theother portion, a Y N said portionsy .ailexible guardmember extendingover the slot, means for separably joining said portions comprising-a'coin receiving slot in one of inside of said coin receiving post dividedat the cententhereof, and a insaid ring, for locking said portions` fromrotation, and a screw studinsertable axially through abore in saidvpost, connecting the parts of said post "at the .Y center vofthesphere, land adapted to be manipulated by a `key fitting said bore, andengagingsaid 'i stud.

my name this 218th day of January, A, D., 1922. r-

In witness whereof, vI hereunto subscribe i 'GERHARD' STOCKELQ;

